The International Education Association plans for the Second Mathematics Study are deemed inadequate for the identification of the effects of instruction on mathematics education. Suggested modifications are based on the results of two studies. The first is a discussion of major methodological limitations of the Six Subjects Survey. The second is…

Some 360 elementary teachers and reading specialists participated in this study, which sought to develop an inventory of specific behaviors in the teaching of reading. Factor-analytic and Q-sort techniques were used to identify 20 factors in the final 180-item inventory. Analyses of teachers' ratings of the items indicated that differences in…

This report tests the assumption that teachers have an impact on how much students learn. The results of this study indicate that teachers have an effect on average class achievement scores, and that this effect can be broken down into a stable component attributed to the teachers' consistency, and an unstable effect which varies from year to…

The relationship between student perception of teacher behaviors and change in students' attitude toward a course in preservice teacher education was studied. The course selected was School and Society, a required course in educational foundations. Subjects included 87 students enrolled in eight sections taught by six instructors. A common…

This publication is the third in a series of monographs reporting the results of studies made by personnel in the Science Education Center of the University of Texas at Austin. Several of the studies in this issue were attempts at identifying broad areas of teacher behavior affecting student outcomes, which, once identified, could be the basis for…

Sixty-four undergraduate teacher education majors enrolled at the University of Illinois were subjects in this study to determine the effect of various types of student stimuli on teacher response quality as measured by a five point scale for the measurement of empathic understanding developed by Carkhuff. More specifically, the study investigated…

This book is concerned with teachers who must help students develop critical capacities necessary to make value choices, and describes activities suitable for encouraging such critical abilities. Chapter one considers the choices teachers must face in remaining committed to personal values while fulfilling responsibilities of classroom…

The status of reading readiness practices in kindergarten and first grade was investigated in this study. A questionnaire based on reading readiness research was mailed to kindergarten and first grade teachers in randomly selected school buildings. Frequency of reading readiness practices utilized were tabulated and percentages determined. A…

The fatal flaw of competency/performance-based teacher education (C/PBTE) is the lack of empirical knowledge on teacher behavior as it relates to pupil outcomes. Competencies identified have been based on reason, logic, and experience--all insufficient without empirical evidence. It seems that many accusations against C/PBTE are justified, and it…

This paper contends that integrative teacher decisions, the links that unite classroom events, are lacking in many classrooms. The author first presents examples of integrative decisions. These examples involve (a) teacher planning, (b) classroom interaction, and (c) pupil feedback. The author uses these examples to demonstrate that there are…

Three procedures are examined that educational researchers can use to analyze quantitatively the extent to which modifications of specific teacher behaviors lead to changes in student achievement. The task requires decent descriptions of the behaviors, appropriate statistical tools and measures of student outcomes that are worth while examining.…

Protocol materials are designed to supplement abstract presentation of concept and principles relating to the understanding and interpretation of the behavior of pupils, parents, fellow teachers, and others with whom teachers work. The instructional materials listed in this catalog are protocol materials, classified by subject area and title.…

This paper discusses the use of ancillary personnel, professionals and paraprofessionals providing supportive services to the classroom teacher, and the skills and strategies teachers will need in order to use support services wisely. The contents include: "Working with Adults," which discusses the need for teachers to adopt an interdisciplinary…

This document analyzes assessment problems related to teacher competencies and synthesizes diverse opinions on a variety of assessment concerns found in educational literature. Part one reviews the nature of competency statements and their implications for assessment. Part two discusses various viewpoints on how competencies should be written.…

A category system was developed to describe content development in chemistry classes. The instrument had three broad dimensions: the Semantic dimension for coding the intent of the teacher in developing content; the Syntactic dimension for coding the actual meaning of the communication; and the Initiate-Supply dimension for coding the participants…